Every school had that kid that came back after the summer holidays - somewhere around the year eight mark - with the makings of a sweet chin strap, new Adidas Gazelles and, undoubtedly, two hunks of platinum gold in his ears. Ladies and gentlemen, the hooped earring. As modelled above by none other than LL Cool , this jewellery arrangement capped the nineties bad boy look, with the town's toughest blinging it up in this manner to exert some lairy cool. In a recurring theme, this look didn't last too long and the trend dwindled. Although, the occasional British boozer has still been known to house that ageing bloke in the corner, slouched over his pint with rings in his ears that long ago lost their sheen.
Shaun is a former contributor for a number of Future Publishing titles and more recently worked as a staffer at Imagine Publishing.
He can now be found banking in the daytime and writing a variety of articles for What Culture, namely around his favourite topics of film, retro gaming, music, TV and, when he's feeling clever, literature.
